2021 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SEDAN AMG Owner's Manual

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Donotuse DRIFT MODE onnor mal roads. #
DRI FTMOD Ema yon lybe activ ated and used onclosed race circui ts, noton public roads. #
Mak esur eth at no per son sor obs tacles arein theclose vicinit yof your vehicle. #
Obser vetheno teson activ ating DRIFT MODE (/page16 ). Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 39

A
Airb ag
see Sideairbag
AMG Men u(on -boardco mp uter) .................... 20
St eer ing wheel control element ...... .......1 9
St eer ing-wheel buttons .......................... 19
AMG adaptiv espo rtsuspension sys‐
te m
Sel ecting thesuspension setting ........... 18
Sus pens ion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 18
AMG exhaus tsy stem
Operating ............ .................................. 10
AMG Perfor ma nce steer ing wheel ...........1 9
AMG TRAC KPA CE
Conf iguring ............................................ 28
Drag Race <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>27
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 24
Te leme try displa y............................ ...... 28
Tr ac kRa ce <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ................24
Au thorized Mercedes- BenzCenter
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop Au
thorized workshop
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Au tomatic trans mis sion
Dr ive pr ogr ams............ ........................ ..10
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h......................1 0
Manual gearshif ting...............................1 1
Oil temp eratur e(on- boar dcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 0
St eer ing wheel paddle shifters ............... 11 B
Boo stpres sur e(o n-bo ardco mp uter,
Pe rfor ma nce menu ).................................. 20 C
Chan gingawheel
In stallin g/remo vingth ehub cap ........... 30
Re mo ving awhee l..... ......................... ... 30
Changi nggears ....... ................................... 11
Manually ................................................ 11
Clim atecontr ol
Fillin gcapac ityforPA Goil .............. .......3 2
Re frig er ant filling capac ity.............. .......3 2 Coc
kpit .........................................................4
Ov ervie w .................................................4
Coolant (engine)
Capacit y................................................ 32 D
Dash board
see Cockpit
Dealer ship
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
Displa ymessag es
ä Malfunction Drive at Max. 50
mp h.......................................................3 5
AMG Suspensi on System Functio n
Lim ited See Operator's Manua l..... ........ 36
DRIFT MODE Current lyUn available
See Operat or'sMan ual.......................... 35
RA CE STAR TCa ncel ed<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> ......35
RA CE STAR TNo tPo ssible SeeOper‐
at or's Manual ........................................3 5
Dr ag Race
Se tting ...................................................2 7 40
Index

DRIFT
MODE
Ac tivati ng ........... ................................. ...17
Ac tivati on cond itions ........... ..................17
Dea ctivating ............ ..............................17
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 16
Dr ive pr og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT
Dr iving safetysy stem
ES P®
(Ele ctro nic Stabilit yPr og ram) .......13
Dr ivin gsy stem
AMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsys‐
te m ..... ..... ........................................ ......1 8
DY NA MIC SELECT ......................................10
Dr ive pr ogr ams............ ..........................10
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 10 E
E1 0 .............................................................. 31
Emo tion Start
St artin gth eve hicle ...............................1 0
Engine oil
Capacit y................................................ 32
MB- Freig abe orMB- Appr oval .................3 2 Qua
lity .......... ........................................ .32
Te mp eratur e(on- boar dcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 0
ESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityProg ram)
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ........... ...15
ESP ®
SPO RT<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 13
Fu nctio n/no tes .....................................1 3
St atus displa y(on -boardcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 0
ESP ®
SPOR T
Fu nctio n/no tes .....................................1 3 F
Fu el
E1 0 ........................................................ 31
Fle xibl efue lve hicles .............................. 31
Fu elreser ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 32
Ga sol ine <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 31
Qua lity(gaso line ).......... .................... .....31
Sul fur cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 31
Ta nk cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...............32 G
G-me ter(o n-b oard comp uter,Pe r‐
fo rm ance menu) ........................................ 20
Gasol ine...................................................... 31
Gear displa y(on -boar dcom puter,Pe r‐
fo rm ance menu) ........................................ 20
Glide mode ................................................. 12 H
Head-up Display
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 22 I
In stru men tdis pla y
AMG disp lays <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 20 L
Li mit edWa rranty
Ve hicle ..................................................... 8 M
Maximum speeds...................................... 34 Inde
x 41

Menu
(on-boar dcom puter)
AMG displays <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 20
Pe rfor mance .......................................... 20 O
On-boar dcom puter
AMG menu ............................................ 20
Pe rfor mance menu........................ ........ 20
Oper ating fluids
Fu el(gasoline) ................................. ...... 31
Oper ating safety
Inf ormation .......... ............................. ....... 6
Oper ator's Manual
Ve hicle equipment ................................... 6 P
Pe rfor ma nce (on-boa rdcom puter,
Pe rfor ma nce menu ).................................. 20
Po we rout put (on-b oard comp uter,
Pe rfor ma nce menu ).................................. 20 Q
Qua lified specia listwo rkshop .................... 7 R
RA CE START
Ac tivati ng ........... ................................. ..15
Ac tivati on cond itions ........... ..................15
Inf ormation ..................................... ....... 15
Re ser ve
Fu el .......................................................3 2
Ro ofload .................................................... 33 S
Seat belts
Re duced protect ion ................................. 9
Selecting age ar
see Changing gears
Ser vice center
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
SETUP (on-boar dcom puter,Pe rfor m‐
ance menu )................................................ 20
Shif tpa dd les
see Steer ing wheel paddle shifters
Side airbag ................................................... 9
Pr otect ion ....................................... ......... 9 Specialis
two rkshop .................................... 7
Spor ttir es
No tes ..................................................... 30
St art/S topbutt on
Emo tion Start........................................ 10
Ste ering wheel padd leshif ters ................ 11
Sulfur content............................................ 31
Suspension AMG adaptivespor tsuspension sys‐
te m ..... ...................................................1 8
Sel ecting thesuspension setting ........... 18 T
Ta nk cont ent
Fu el .......................................................3 2
Re ser ve(fuel) ........................................ 32
Te leme try disp lay
Calling up.............................................. 28
Te mp eratur e
En gine oil(on -boardcom puter,Pe r‐
fo rm anc emen u).................................... 20
Tr ans miss ionoil(on -boardcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 0 42
Index

Ti
re s
Ins talling ................................................ 30
Re mo ving ..............................................3 0
Spor t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 30
Ti re trea d ........... ....................................30
To rque (on -boar dco mp uter,Pe rfor m‐
ance menu )................................................ 20
Tr ac kRa ce
Se tting ........ .................................... .......2 4
Tr ac ktir es
No tes ..................................................... 30
Tr unk lid
Opening dimensions .............................. 32 V
Ve hicl e
Cor rect use <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>7
Eq uipme nt<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011>6
Limi tedWa rrant y.....................................8
Qua lified speci alistwo rkshop .................. 7
St artin g(Em otion Start) .................. .......1 0
Ve hicl edata
Maximu mspee ds...... ............................ 34
Ro ofload ............................................... 33 Tu
rning radius ........................................ 32
Ve hicle height ................................. .......3 2
Ve hicle length........................................3 2
Ve hicle width................................. ........ 32
Wheelbase ....................................... ...... 32
Ve hicl edimens ions...... ............................. 32 W
Wa rm-up (on-bo ardco mp uter,Pe r‐
fo rm ance menu) ........................................ 20
Wa rning/indicat orlam p
â DRIFTMOD Ewa rning lam p.......... 38
ä Suspen sionwarning lam p(yel‐
lo w) .......................................................3 7
Wa rranty ...................................................... 8
Whee lch ang e
Mou nting ane wwhe el....... .............. ..... 30
Whee ls
Gr ip ....... ................................................ 30
Ins talling ................................................ 30
Re mo ving ..............................................3 0
Wo rkshop
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop Inde
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